Smt. Veena Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Appeal No.1086 of 2017 =============================================== Smt. Veena Devi ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar & Anr ... ... Respondent/s =============================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Rajesh Ranjan Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s:

Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha (AAG 8) ============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN) 05-09-2018 Perused the office notes.

This appeal has been preferred against the order dated 10.08.2017 passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Vaishali at Hajipur in Maintenance Case No. 217 of 2014. It appears from the impugned judgment that the maintenance case was filed under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The office has raised an objection that this appeal would not be maintainable as there is no provision of appeal against such orders in the Family Courts Act as Section 19(2) of the Act completely bars that.

This issue is no longer res integra having been

Patna High Court MA No.1086 of 2017(3) dt.04-09-2018 2/2 considered and decided by a Division Bench of this Court rendered in 2008 (4) PLJR 817 (Raj Kumar Sah Vs. The State of Bihar and another), holding that, in such a situation, Criminal Revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 would be maintainable.

Accordingly, this appeal is held to be not maintainable.

As prayed, learned counsel for the appellant is permitted to convert this appeal into Criminal Revision under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act, 1984 within a period of two weeks, failing which this appeal shall stand dismissed without further reference to a Bench.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) (Madhuresh Prasad, J) Vikash/- U